Indian Point 3 running again after scheduled maintenance

Unit 3 had been offline last month for refueling

Apr. 2, 2013

The Indian Point 3. ( File photo / The Journal News )

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BUCHANAN — Both nuclear reactors at Indian Point were producing electricity and sending it to the grid Monday morning, a day after workers at the power plant returned Unit 3 to service.

Early last month, control room operators shut down the Unit 3 reactor for a scheduled refueling outage. That unit was offline for 28 days as 900 contractors joined Entergy’s 1,100 employees to add new fuel and perform thousands of maintenance activities, tests and inspections on the unit’s equipment. The nuclear power plant in Buchanan is owned by Entergy Nuclear.

“Thanks to the efforts of 2,000 highly trained and skilled workers, Indian Point’s Unit 3 is ready to safely generate clean electricity for New Yorkers until its next scheduled refueling in two years,” Entergy site Vice President John Ventosa said Monday in a statement.